Reading(1)：The Olympic Games精品学案

Module 2 Unit1 Reading Boy missing,police puzzle Teaching Aims: 1.To know typical writing features in news articles. 2.To learn how to read a newspaper article and how to get the important information in it. 3.Encourage the students to express themselves in both written and oral English so that their language learning abilities can be enhanced. Teaching Important Points: 1.Make the students know typical writing features in news articles. 2.Improve the students’ reading ability.

Teaching Difficult Points: 1.How to improve the students’ writing.

2.How to let the students express themselves in English very well.

Teaching Methods: 1.Reading and listening 2.Questions and answers 3.Discussion and presentation

Teaching Procedures: Step 1

Lead-in ●

Warm-up questions:

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Pictures: give the students some pictures to begin this class and then summarize the features of a title. Step 2

Reading Strategy: Learn the structure of a news story and teach the reading skills of news stories. 1. The structure of a news story ●

the title: __________________________________________________________________________ ●

the first paragraph:__________________________________________________________________ ●

the second paragraph: _______________________________________________________________ ●

the following paragraphs: ____________________________________________________________ 2. The reading skills of news stories ●

For general ideas, read the topic if any and the first one or two paragraphs.

For details, read the rest of the story. Step 3

Fast Reading Tell the students it’s time for them to check their imagination of the story. Ask the whole class to skim the passage, trying to find the answers to the following.

part 1 ( Para. 1 )

a. is about the time and place Justin was missing.

Part 2 ( Para. 2-7 )

b. is about possible causes of his disappearance. Part 3 ( Para. 8-9

c. tells us the most

general information and the important facts. Step 4

Detailed Reading 第

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the first paragraph:

when ,where ,who,what ,how ,why ●

the second para:

___________________________________________10:45_______________________________

Events

went to play basket

walked towards his house

returned home 1. We can infer that the boy might go missing______.

A. in his own room

B.

on the playground

C.in Kelly’s room

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in his brother’s room ●

The following paragraphs 1.What did Kelly think happened to her brother? 2.What colour are the aliens according to Kelly? Step5

Task-based Reading Main points Justin Foster went 1._____.

Supporting details

Mrs. Foster thought

he was 2._________the night with his friend. Justin Foster didn't 3._____up for lunch the next day.

Justin’s friends said Justin went home after the game with them.

5._______ ___said they saw Justin walking towards home at 10.45 pm. Kelly heard her brother return at about 11pm.

Kelly saw a large 7._______flying outside. Kelly heard Justin 8._______. Mavis Wood said that the aliens took her 9.______the UFO and so that they could do 10._______on her. Justin Foster 4._______ home.

Justin Foster was

6._______ away by aliens.

Step 6

Group Work:(interview)(Discussion) Can you tell me what happened that night? ●For example (with Mrs. Foster):

Students A :(Journalist):

Can you tell me what happened that night? Students B : (Mrs. Foster):

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woke me up ……, I assumed……. Because I thought Justin ……

How regretful I am! ……

show up ……, I ……

Oh, my son, where are you?

Students A:

(Journalist): Mrs. Foster, don’t worry too much. now the police are still looking into the case, and they said they will not give up until they find out what happened. I believe Justin will be back soon. Step 7

Discussion Suppose you were taken away by the aliens, what would you do? Step 8

Summary and Homework All the people are concerned about Justin’s disappearance. What do you think might have happened to him? Please give an ending to the story. 第

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